To protect their money from scammers, Russians need to enable confirmation of online purchases using SMS codes. Cybersecurity specialist and human rights activist Ekaterina Dube spoke about this topic.
According to her, sites have appeared on the Internet that attract users with an offer to buy a movie for 10-12 rubles, and then deduct tens of thousands from the card.
— Many people simply feel sorry to pay 400 rubles for a subscription, they are looking for something cheaper, but free cheese is in a mousetrap. You need to use only popular services, not obscure sites on the Internet. The expert said that there is no need to fall into this matter.
Dub also pointed out that scammers can deduct money without the cardholder noticing, so it’s always important to verify the amount before confirming the transaction. For additional protection, she recommended installing the option in the banking app to confirm all online purchases only via SMS – then it will be impossible to write off funds without a code, reports reports. 360.ru.
The Duma proposed to consider deception by telephone fraudsters as an aggravating circumstance when committing crimes. First Deputy Chairman of the Defense Committee Alexei Zhuravlev noted that references to the influence of fraudsters are increasingly being used as an attempt to mitigate responsibility and this practice should be stopped.